Railway-tie.



C. W. ISRAEL.

RAILWAY TIB.

APPLICATION FILED MAL?. 1914.

\ 1,099,179, Patented June 9,1914.

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/ l mw UNI CHARLES W; ISRAEL, OF PARIS, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 9, 1914.

Application filed March 7, 1914. Serial No. 823,253.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WV. ISRAEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at FarisJ in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Railway-Tie; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which `it appertains tomake and use the same.`

The invention relates to a new and useful improved cement or composite`sectional railway tie.

The aim of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap constructionof tic, which, while being constructed of metal and plastic material,will be sufficiently resilient to permit certain amount of bending oryielding7 as the rolling stock passes thereover, and at the same timeresume its former shape when the pressure of the rolling stock isrelieved.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tie which issubstantial and has a maximum durability, and canbe repaired or replacedat a comparatively low expense, and furthermore theitie may be made ofold scrap rails incased in plastic material or cement or the like.

Further, the invention contemplates a tie of such a construction thatthe rails cannot injure or cut into the top thereof, and also affordinga tie of which the bolts or fastenings cannot be sheared or cut by themotion of the rails, as in the caseiof spikes in wood ties, thus largelylessening the liability of the spreading of rails incident to accidents.

In practical fields the details of construction may 'be subjected toalterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set fortha shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan view of the improved tie constructedin accorciance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevationand partly in section of the tie. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional 3-3 ofFig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 and 2 designates the twosections of the tie. Each section includes a portion of an old scraprail 3, which is inverted. This inverted rail section is surrounded by awall or sheath of heavy wire netting or eX- view on line pandible metal4, there being a space 5 intermediatc the wire netting or metal asshown. Passing through apertures 6 of the inverted rail section are ironrods or bolts of suflicient length, designated by the numeral 7 havinghooks on their ends, which hooker engage the netting or retaining wall,as shown at 9.

The hooks are designated by the numerals l0.

The entire inner cavity or space 5, and surroundingthe outer portion ofthe retaining wall or netting is provided with a body of cement or otherplastic material including `cracked stone or gravel and the like, saidbody of cement and stone is marked 1l on the drawings, and by this bodyof cement the longitudinal core member (which consists of the invertedscrap rails), the retaining wall or netting and the rods are iirxnly andrigidly incorporated together, which affords a tie of weight and greatrigidity. A connecting spring plate l2 which may be galvanized orotherwise treated to prevent rusting or oxidation is riveted, bolted orotherwise secured to the adjacent end of the inverted bases 13 of saidrail sections 3, as shown at 14:. In this manner the tie sections havestability owing to the plate 12, that is, with relation to each other,yet the plate 12 is sufficiently resilient to permit the sections of thetie to yield incident to the pressure of the rolling stock, and relativeto one another. The inverted bases of the rail sections afford a broadbearing surface for the rails, the cement or concrete being arrangedbelow said bases, enveloping 'or encompassing the web and the tread ofthe rail section, which afford a substantial core for the tie.

As shown, the rails l5 which are engaged by the rolling stock or carwheels, are dis-ii posed transversely of the tie sections upon theinverted bases 13 and adjacent the outer ends of said tie section, therebeing cushioning or shock absorbing means interposed betweenthe rails 15and the tie. This cushioning or shock absorbing means is designated bythe numeral 16 and 1s constructed gest items in the maintenance of arailway. i

Furthermore, a tie of this character, lin case it is broken or inJuredthrough accident, 1s

not a total loss as in the case of wood ties,l

but can 'be repaired at a small cost and made as good as it wasoriginally.

The inverted bases of the rail sections of the tie sections are providedwith slots 18. One end of each slot is provided with an enlargement 19.At the time of the construction the tie bolts are arranged in the ends20k of the narrow or contracted portionsr of said slots, said bolts 21having their Shanks extending upwardly, passingl through the railretaining plates or clamps 22, there being lugs 23 forming integralparts ofV said rail plates, and which engage the enlarged portions 19 0fsaid slots, thereby holding the plates 22 against displacement, whichplates engage the bases-of the rails 15 to retain them inpositon.

From the foregoing it is apparent, there has been devised a ysimple andpractical railway cement or concrete tie, and one which has been founddesirable, particularly owing to the many advantages and the serviceability of the same. Y

The invention having been set forth,fwhat is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A railway tie comprising a pair of concrete tie sections,eachincluding an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core, and aspring plate connecting the two tie sections.

2. A railway tie comprising a pair of concrete tie sections, eachincluding an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core, and aspring plate connecting the two tie sections, each inverted rail sectionhaving its inverted base provided with slots having enlarged ends and.designed to receive rail fastening means.

3. A railway tie comprising a pair of concrete tie sections, eachincluding an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core,'and aspring platev connecting the two tie sections,

each tie section having a netting bonding; embedded in the concrete andspaced apartv crete tie sections, meansV connecting said sections, eachsection including an inverted rail section constituting a core, eachsection having a bonding of netting embedded inthe concrete and spacedapart from the inverted rail section, and transversely disposedconnecting members passing through the web of the inverted rail sectionand bondingthe opposite side of the netting. y 1

5. Incombinationywith a railway tieliaving a body of concrete and aninverted rail section embedded therein constituting a core,

the inverted base'of the-rail section having elongated slots, each slothaving la narrow portion at one end and an enlarged portion atV theother, a rail fastening plate having a lug entering said enlargedportion of the slot, and fastening means passing through the narrowportion of the slot and the fas- `tening plate for holding the Vplateinposition, and cushioning means for the railway rail. I g

6. A railway tie comprising a pair ofcon-V crete tie sections,eachincluding an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core, and aspringplate connecting the two tie sections,

rail fastening means .on the tie, and cushioning means for the railwayrail.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. v

Y CHARLES W.'ISRAEL; Y Witnesses: Y 1

C. H. LAMB,

B. F. BnALs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

